Goddess - divine feminine consciousness

I love goddesses and goddess images; they speak to me because of divine feminine consciousness.  To me it is having someone powerful in my corner. 

The mentioned goddesses have qualities that resonate with my being.

Quan Yin is merciful, compassionate and watches over mothers and children.

Isis is a protector and champion of those who have been put in vulnerable positions. She blesses all who call her name. 

Saraswati is a goddess of knowledge and intuition.  I think of her as my intuition, if I ask or am uncertain about something (a field of knowledge) I call her name.

I became acquainted with Lakshmi by accident in 2010.  Actually, there are no accidents.  I was cold one night after working out, in Whole Foods.  There was a large green thermal long sleeve t-shirt with her image on it.  It was cool.  Later I learned it was Lakshmi.  And then I learned she was the goddess of prosperity. 

I call Isis, Saraswati and Lakshmi a holy trinity.

When I was growing up in Hawaii I learned about Hawaiian folklore and to this day Pele, goddess of fire still stands out in my mind.  She was powerful; she made volcanoes erupt when she was mad.

I have always been attracted to mythology, folklore and fantasy.

I am an artist, I am creative, and I believe anything is possible.

As a woman I found in order to settle my self into my femininity I had to delve into my psyche as a woman walking this planet.  It helped me heal myself from the wounds perpetrated against me as a young female.  I was powerful, I was strong, I was capable – that’s what the goddess gave to me.  It opened my heart, mind and womb to seeing the good and to seeing my creativity.  Mostly it opened me to seeing my worth and value.

Women Who Walk with Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes is still one of my favorite books.  I can open to any story, any time  relate to it and learn something about myself.

What I have gleaned from reading and re-reading this book is how women make choices and how we turn away from our intuitions and how the results are often disastrous.

A strong part of healing myself has to do with being able to believe in my worthiness.  My attachment to the Goddess in all her forms, gives me a strong image of myself that I work to reflect into my life.